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The displayed Alcatraz Proclamation

Poster that was displayed after the last occupiers were removed from the island in 1971.

Occupiers in the main cell block of Alcatraz Penitentiary

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Afros were seen as a symbol of African Americans and soon became a sign of political activism after they became popular. They were considered a break to the expected standards defined by European beauty. Afros typically began in historically black…